47th Amstel Gold Race (The maze) - Sunday April 15, 2012

[Bala Verde]

Is it windy today? With the cold and potential rain, could it favor Gerrans over guys from the mediteranean? Which favorites are cold weather riders?

 

[Lanark]

Evans dropped.

 

[Trofinios]

What the hell is Evans doing?

 

[Cancellator]

I think there's a virus going around at BMC that makes you lose last year's form...

 

[jens_attacks]

he will be back,he was riding behind.so was turbo diesel

 

[LaFlorecita]

Evans dropped.

All according to plan of course.

Is part of the preparation for the Tour. He's trying to mimic Abandony.

 

[El Pistolero]

Is it windy today? With the cold and potential rain, could it favor Gerrans over guys from the mediteranean? Which favorites are cold weather riders?

Gilbert likes bad weather, but he's not in form, so I don't know. Definitely not the Spanish Armada.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Bardet is impressive, did a good season up to now.
Best Ag2R rider in 2012 (amongst Peraud), which tells us everything about this team.

And they seem to want to continue showing themselves on a Continental team level results-wise, without sending e.g. Gadret or Dupont to Amstel, where both could finish Top10.
Maybe Nocentini will proof me wrong today.

 

[Bala Verde]

Gilbert likes bad weather, but he's not in form, so I don't know. Definitely not the Spanish Armada.

Could level the playing field a bit for him, if it affects the likes of Valverde and Jrod.

Cunego does well in bad weather too I think. Sagan?

 

[Bavarianrider]

Am we really supposed to get excited about this dutchy plastic beer brewery 250km nothing happens race?

 

[DominicDecoco]

Eurosport is on!

 

[Cancellator]

My eurosport still shows post touring car race interviews....

 

[myrideissteelerthanyours]

Eurosport, "your 3rd class 45 years old drivers motorsports, weightlifting and snooker channel".

i wish i got eurosport so i could enjoy snooker before during and after my races. Im stuck with nbc/whateverthey'recalling it sports which didn't acknowledge the existence of AGR they were just like 'see you in two weeks for FW'.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Am we really supposed to get excited about this dutchy plastic beer brewery 250km nothing happens race?

Turn off the tv and do something else then...

 

[skidmark]

Am we really supposed to get excited about this dutchy plastic beer brewery 250km nothing happens race?

no, of course not - it doesn't even have a time trial for non-climbers to catch up.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

It's the Ardennes what are you expecting ?

 

[Cancellator]

Ahahah eurosport showing AGR commercials instead of actual AGR right now...

 

[virandociclista]

+ 1. I heard this too, they are expecting something from Andy today.

I'm expecting a big excuse from Andy today... ok ok.. in every race.

 

[RHRH19861986]

i wish i got eurosport so i could enjoy snooker before during and after my races. Im stuck with nbc/whateverthey'recalling it sports which didn't acknowledge the existence of AGR they were just like 'see you in two weeks for FW'.

Exactly...
And then, 20 min of winner´s ceremony and driver´s interview for motorsports, and hardly any of this after a cycling race.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I'm expecting a big excuse from Andy today... ok ok.. in every race.

How stupid of you to forget that.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Am we really supposed to get excited about this dutchy plastic beer brewery 250km nothing happens race?

all the ardennes are boring, it is the nature of these races for some time.

LBL is some what better, FW is terrible imo, just 1km of racing.

 

[Woody22]

Gilbert got up that climb without grimacing.

Look out peloton!!

 

[woodie]

Did Evans really get dropped?

 

[Moviefan1203]

Does anyone have an unrestricted eurosport stream?

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/119315/1/watch-amstel-gold-race.html

 

[cineteq]

Does anyone have an unrestricted eurosport stream?

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-12.php